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Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(thick-leaved). A shrubby, medicinal plant, cultivated in the gardens of the east. Tithable (Luke 11:42⁴²But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone. (Luke 11:42)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

The well-known plant, the common Ruta graveolens. It is only mentioned as a small thing which was tithed by the Pharisees (Luke 11:42⁴²But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone. (Luke 11:42)). It is used in the East as a condiment and as a medicine. Four species of wild rue are found in Palestine.

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Ruta Graveolens

Strong’s Dictionary of Greek Words:

Number:

4076 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Greek:

πήγανον

Transliteration:

peganon

Phonic:

pay’-gan-on

Meaning:

from 4078; rue (from its thick or fleshy leaves)

KJV Usage:

rue